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Marietta police SUV parked at the curb on Marietta Square

Marietta Police Department September 23, 2022

Pedestrian struck by car Friday morning in Marietta

Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department reported in a public information release that the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigating an incident where a pedestrian…

Exterior of Marietta City Hall. Red brick modern building

Marietta September 23, 2022

Marietta’s historic Mill Street Plaza gets new look, ribbon-cutting

The City of Marietta will hold a ribbon-cutting event for the newly renovated Mill Street Plaza. The event was originally scheduled for an August date, but was postponed due to…

Harold Lloyd and Midred Davis looking at each other lovingly through round-framed black rimmed glasses

Film September 20, 2022

Marietta’s Strand Theatre has big event planned for Silent Movie Day, featuring live organ accompaniment

September 29 is Silent Movie Day, and Marietta‘s Strand Theatre is celebrating by showing an assortment of silent movies, accompanied in the way they were originally shown in the early…

Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

History September 19, 2022

Dr. Marietta Monaghan to speak about historical architecture at Marietta History Center

The Marietta History Center posted the following announcement on the City of Marietta website about about a subject that should be of interest to people interested in historic preservation and…

Marietta Cobb Museum of Art. Greek revival building with six large columns

Art September 16, 2022

Surrealism exhibit comes to the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art

The Marietta Cobb Museum of Art will present an exhibition of surrealist artists, including works by Bronislaw Bak, Alexander Berdysheff, Gary Chapman, Larkin Ford, Vladimir Kush, and Carlos Solís. Surrealism…

Criminal Justice System September 15, 2022

Cobb police fatally shoot man in Marietta; GBI investigating

The following public information release was distributed by the Cobb County Police Department: Marietta, GA (September 15, 2022): On Wednesday, September 14, 2022, the Cobb County Police Department was involved…

Marietta Police Department September 15, 2022

Marty Ferrell appointed as Marietta police chief

Now it’s official. Marty Ferrell, who had been interim chief of the Marietta Police Department, has been officially hired as police chief. City Manager Bill Bruton Jr. had previously recommended…

Art September 13, 2022

Art Enriches Life: The Marietta Arts Council

By Brian Benfield Marietta Arts Council is a non-profit group of volunteers dedicated to the notion that art, in all forms, is for everyone and improves our quality of life,…

A group of children and adults at a ribbon-cutting

Education September 12, 2022

Marietta PAL and Cobb Collaborative unveil a new Little Free Library

A ribbon-cutting was held for a Little Free Library sponsored by the Marietta Police Athletic League. Little Free Libraries are small kiosks set up under the philosophy of “Take One,…

Lala Nicole with accompanist at Welcome to South Cobb)

Music September 11, 2022

From Colombia, to Florida to Marietta: country singer-songwriter Lala Nicole

Colombian-born country singer-songwriter Lala Nicole, who now lives in Marietta, performed a half-hour set at the Welcome to South Cobb festival yesterday at the Eddy at Riverview Landing, on a…

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Education January 17, 2025

Cobb County School District to opt out of HB 581 homestead exemption

By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County School District is the latest local entity to announce its intention to opt out of the homestead exemption created by Georgia House Bill 581….

Climate January 17, 2025

Insurance for natural disasters is failing homeowners − I don’t have the answers, but I do know the right questions to ask

by Jay Feinman, Rutgers University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The wildfires that have devastated large parts of Los Angeles County have drawn fresh attention…

National January 17, 2025

Spending, regulations and DOGE: Office of Management and Budget director plays vital role helping government get stuff done

by Martha Coven, Princeton University and Bridget C.E. Dooling, The Ohio State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Office of Management and Budget sounds…